I ordered a remembrance stone today to remember the sacrifice of the crew of ED559. It will be placed at the new International Bomber Command Centre to be opened in Lincoln in September, 2015. 

I have received the Records of Service for Richard Curle - the skipper of ED559. They include his promotions, commissions and movements. I've added this detail to the research section. I am currently going through the record and deciphering the abbreviations used on them.

The unit code on ED559 was JA-D. I've seen that 100 Squadron at Waltham adopted HW. I've not been able to find out when the change was. I also saw on one site that JA was the unit code for 1652 HCU (Heavy Conversion Unit). So, to hopefully get some answers I posted a query on a forum.

UPDATE - I had a number of replies and added the detail about the JA code to the 100 Squadron page.

I added a link to the website for Lancaster LM658 today (in the Research & Links section). A remarkable website with in-depth history of the crew and aircraft. Hopefully, as time passes, people with an interest in ED559 with also contact me like they have with that website. A great job and definitely worth a visit.

A somewhat interesting article on the Bomber Command bases in the Midlands and north east of England - including RAF Station Grimsby. The limited info on Grimsby mentions some information I have not come across before. It says that in April 1945 the base was no longer deemed operational due to the runways being deemed unsafe. The data shows that 116 Lancasters and 48 Wellingtons were lost flying from Waltham.